What is ADHD?

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We currently understand ADHD as a neurodevelopment condition arising in childhood, and most often persisting through life, that involves executive functions (such as selective attention, working memory, impulse control, emotional regulation) that work differently than they do in individuals without ADHD. ADHD primarily (but not exclusively) involves the prefrontal cortex and differences in dopamine and norepinephrine neurotransmission.

ADHD

- Exists on a spectrum of severity

- Can be mimicked by other conditions that impair executive functions

- Is identified by behaviors that most non-ADHD individuals engage in as well

- Affects the process of how one thinks as much as it affects content

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